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UK relief group urges world to ‘act before Gaza is erased entirely’
Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP) said it is deeply alarmed by Israel’s forced displacement orders for northern Gaza, including the evacuation and closure of its hospitals.
“The Israeli military’s actions in northern Gaza are systematically collapsing the little of what remains of the health system and eliminating the conditions needed to maintain Palestinian survival,” said Rohan Talbot, MAP’s director of advocacy and campaigns.
The international community’s “catastrophic failure” to take action and enforce a ceasefire has enabled Israel to ramp up its deadly assault, Talbot said, despite the International Court of Justice’s calls to prevent potential genocide in Gaza.
“The world must act before Gaza is erased entirely,” he added.
Israel ‘must do much more’ to avoid civilian casualties: UK envoy
Israel’s UN Ambassador Danny Danon defended his country’s record on allowing aid into Gaza after a torrent of criticism. The UN has long complained of obstacles to getting aid into Gaza and distributing it during the war.
“Israel imposes no restrictions on humanitarian aid. In fact, 82 percent of all requests for humanitarian coordination have been approved and implemented.” He accused Hamas of diverting aid from those in Gaza who need it.
The UK’s UN Ambassador Barbara Woodward told the UN Security Council that Israel “must do much more” to avoid civilian casualties and ensure the UN and aid groups can operate safely and effectively in Gaza.
“Delivery of humanitarian assistance is being hindered, and humanitarian workers are constantly under threat,” French UN Ambassador Nicolas de Riviere also noted.
More than 300 humanitarian aid workers – most of them staff from the UN’s agency for Palestinian refugees – have been killed since Israel launched its attack on Gaza in October 2023.
Al Jazeera cameramen in critical condition after being shot in Gaza
Attacks by Israel’s army on journalists continue in the Gaza Strip with more than 175 media workers killed during its war on the Palestinian territory. Two Al Jazeera cameramen remain in critical condition after being shot by Israeli soldiers in northern Gaza this week.
Fadi al-Wahidi was hit by a live round to his neck on Wednesday while covering the Israeli attack on the Jabalia refugee camp. Two days before, his colleague Ali al-Attar was covering the conditions of displaced Palestinians in central Deir el-Balah when he was shot and wounded.
“This incident marks yet another grave violation against journalists in Gaza, where Israeli forces have been increasingly hostile towards media workers,” Al Jazeera Media Network said in a statement.
“The deliberate targeting of journalists is a flagrant violation of international laws protecting the press and humanitarian workers in war zones.”
